Some parents who don't want to be around their kids

[mattsmom]

Kind of off topic but, what about when parents are off, but don't let you know? I had a dcg this morning that ended up having diarrhea and fever so I tried to call mom at work. The person covering for her said she had the day off today. I called her cell to let her know and she came right away, as she was out doing errands in town, and not at work in a nearby city.

My question is, should parents be letting us know if they take the day off and how they can be reached, in case something happens to their child?

[5 Little Monkeys]

Kind of off topic but, what about when parents are off, but don't let you know? I had a dcg this morning that ended up having diarrhea and fever so I tried to call mom at work. The person covering for her said she had the day off today. I called her cell to let her know and she came right away, as she was out doing errands in town, and not at work in a nearby city.

My question is, should parents be letting us know if they take the day off and how they can be reached, in case something happens to their child?

Yes absolutely! I tell all my parents that they need to let me know if they are out of the office or not at their job for the day. Most of them are really good about this, I have "caught" a few who didn't go to work for the day and didn't tell me but there isn't much I can do. Most of my parents have either had a direct line at work or they all check their cells at work so it hasn't been a problem. However, in the case of an emergency I need to know where the parents are so that I'm not wasting time phoning places they aren't even at! I don't care if they have day off but at least tell me so I know where to reach you ICE!